Label.



P. H. GOODSBLL a. W. 1;. MAYNARD.

LABEL.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 23,1911.

1.0? 1,226. Patented Aug. 26, 1913.

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.UmTED STATES PATENT oEEieE.

nm ir. ooons'nL'L AND WILLIAM E. Mannini), or NEW Yonx, N. Y.

Patented Aug. 26, 1913.

Be it known that we, Pliner H. Gooosam.

and WILLIAM E. MAYNAmr citizens of the United States, residing at NewYork, in the county' of New York' and' State of New York, haveinventedcertain' new and useful Improvements in Labels, of which thefollowing isa specification.

This invention relates to labels. The label may be advantageouslyemployed ina variety of different connections, although it is ofespecial utility for marking trees, plants, iowers a'nd the like.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a simple and effectivedevice of the l character which can be inexpensively and readilymanufactured.

The label comprises two sheets, at least one of which is transparent,and an inter posedindicating device. Preferably both said sheets aretrans arent and they are cohesively united, -so t at with theintermediate indicating device, the article is practically creto allintentsand urposes intef) the most im- 4portant features of theinvention.

The indicatin device as will be gathered from then remar s already made,may vary greatly, its nature depending upon the use to which the articleis put; it may, for instance, consist of a strip or ieee of paper, clothor other suitable material upon which is printed or otherwise placed theidentifying data.

ln the drawings accompanying and forming part of theA presentspecification, there is shown one form of embodiment of the inventionwhich to enable those skilled in the art to practice the Vsame will beset forth fully in the following description, while the novelty of theinvention will be included in the claims succeeding said description.Ilirom such statements it will be clear that the invention is notrestricted to such disclosure, as certain departures may be madetherefrom Within the scope of said claims. Hereinafter will also be setforth a practical .method by which the article or label in question canbeobtained, although other procedures may be followed to obtain thearticle.

Referring t'o the drawings: Figures 1 and 2 are opposite face views ofthe label, and, lFig. 3 1s a longitudinal section of the same.

Like characters refer to like parts throughout the several figures.

Preferably the label involves in its' make- LABEL.

1,071,226, Speoication of Lettera Patent.

Application led January 23, 1911. Serial No. 604,113.

,To 'all 'whom it may concern:

u p two sheets of transparent substance, the size of which will betlcular use to which t e label is to be put.

overned by the par- The materials from which these sheets are made4 mabe of different types, celluloid or what is own in'commerce as pyrolinhaving been found satisfactory. It is conceivable, of course, that othertransparent materials of a radically different nature may be just aswell employed.

As will hereinafter appear, the ad'acent faces of the sheets as 2 and 3will be slightly fused or softened, and the identifying device or labelproper 4 will be placed on one of such sheets after which the companionsheet is laid upon the lirst sheet and the two sheets with theintervening label proper 4, then preferably subjected to a high degreeof compression so as to cohesively unite the sheets and' Aeffectuallyinclose said label proper or identifying device 4 therebetween. Sheetsthus united are made prac- `tieallyinte ral, and it follows that thereis no possibillty of the label proper or identifyln device within thesame being attacke or adected by moisture or theelements. As a matter offact the label in its entirety, that is the. article comprisin theenvelop and its inclosed identifying evice or label proper, can besoaked in water without any effect. It is also clear that the devicecannot be torn or broken. The interposed identifying device, as it hasbeen termed, mary7 bear printing on both sides. For instance, in thecase of a horticultural label, on one face of theidentifying devicecould be printed the name of a flower or something of a similarcharacter or even a symbol, while the opposite face might bearadvertising matter of a. florist ornurseryman. It is also possible thatthe label may be perforated to receive a. wire. They can also be made indifferent sizes and owing to the fact that they are thoroughly flexible,can be bent around a tree being preferably heated for this purpose. Oneform of identifying device has een described, others of a decidedlydifferent nature might be employed. As intimated the transparent sheetsto facilitate their cohesion, are preferably fused or softened each onone fa'ce thereof, and various ways can be adopted for obtaining suchaction.. For instance, the sheets of celluloid7 pyrolin or equivalentmaterial, can be passed slowly through a vapor ofdena-tured grainalcohol or some like substance." Such vapor will fuse or soften thesurface of the pyrolin, celluloid or analogous material suiiiciently tocause it to cohere to a similarly prepared sheet.

To make our label a'sheet such as that to which allusion has been made,will be subjected to the treatment alluded to, and it is then put on asteam table or equivalent heater to prevent cooling thereof and themaintenance of the fused condition. In case a steam table is employedthe steam will be at a pressure of betweenBO to 40 pounds. When thesheet is on the heater, the indicat-V ing device or label proper is laidon the upper or fused surface of the sheet and will adhere thereto. Asecond sheet is then subjected to the action of the alcohol vapor orotherwise until its surface is fused at which point it is placed uponthe previously prepared sheet whilefon thc heating table. The

result will be two sheets and an intermediate label proper. The threepart article is then subjected to pressure, for instance hydraulicpressure of about 3,000 pounds to the square inch, 'the pressure beingapplied for practically but an' instant. `This pressure firmly andsubstantially cohesively unites the sheets so that when taken from thepress they are practically one. After being subjected to pressure thearticle is preferably suspended for about twenty-four hours, 'Qin a roomheated to approximately 70 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit which preventswarping and shrinking.- At the expiration of such period the label willbe taken from the heating room and after being cooled if necessary is Aready for use.- There may be cases where it is not imperative that atleast one of the thin sheets (2 and 3) be transparent. One of the sheetsmight be altogether opaque and the other transparent if not translucent.In the latter event thel label'proper might be read by holding up thearticle to thelight or otherwise. In other words, transparency is notessential, although quite desirable.

By cohesively uniting the two outer sheets of our label, which cohesionis preferably accomplished by fusing together the sheets, we avoidaltogether the necessity of employing any adhesive, foreign orextraneous substance to unite the sheets. The fusing together of thesheets holds them securely together making them when connectedpractically integral or in reality so. In addition to this the labelproper or intervening indicating device is held in place avoiding alsothe use of any adhesive or cement of any kind for this purpose.

What is claimed is:

l. 4A label comprising two .cohesively icient-ly translucent to admitofthe indication being observed.

2. A label comprising two cohes1vely united flexible sheets and aninterposed indicating element, at least one of said sheets beingsuiiiciently translucent to admit of the indication being observed.

3. A label comprising two cohesively unitedv Celluloid sheets inclosingan indicating element, atleast one of said sheets being transparent.

4. A label comprising two cohesively united fiat sheets, andan-interposed indicating element, at least one of the sheets beingsuiciently translucentto. admit of the indication being observed.

In testimony whereof We"alix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

PERCY H. GOODSELL. WILLIAM E. MAYNARD. Witnesses:

N. H. MULL, H. GULARLEN.

lunited sheets and an interposed indicating. element, at least one ofsaid sheet-s being suf-

